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ᦶᦀᧂᧈʔæŋ²nounwater jar5.2.1.4Food storage
ᦶᦀᧃʔæn¹verb (transitive)to warm or dry before a fire; roast over an open fireᦶᦀᧃ ᦶᦊᧈ ᦟᦱᧉ.To dry tea leaves.ᦀᧁ ᦶᦀᧃ ᦺᦝ ᦗᦻ ᦓᦸᧅ.Roast the outside of it over a fire.1.3.3.1Dry
ᦶᦀᧃᧈ1ʔæn²nounswallow (the bird)ᦙᦲ ᦉᦱᧁ ᦊᦸᧂᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦋᦳᧄ ᦝᦸᧃᧉ ᦶᦀᧃᧈ.Young women were dressed up to do the swallow dance.1.6.1.2Birdᦷᦓᧅᦶᦀᧃᧈᦷᦓᧅᦀᦸᧃᧈᦶᦀᧃᧈ
ᦶᦀᧄᧉʔæm³adjectivebright (red)ᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦶᦡᧂ ᦶᦀᧄᧉ ᦵᦕᧀ ᦵᦣᦲᧈ.Bright red flowers were blooming.8.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrum
ᦶᦀᧅ1ʔæk²nounyokeᦀᧃ6.3.1.7Beast of burden
ᦶᦀᧅ2ʔæk²onomatopoeiasound of a squeal (especially of a pig)1.6.4.3Animal sounds2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦶᦀᧅᧈʔææk²nounmarrow; brainᦶᦀᧅᧈ ᧞ ᦟᦲᧃᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦷᦖᧅ.The brain and tongue you can cook in the ashes.ᦂᦸᧅ ᦷᦠ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦶᦀᧅᧈ ᦉᧅ ᦵᦏᧉ.His head felt as if it didn't have even an ounce of brain (he felt stupid).2.1.6Bone, joint2.1.1Headᦶᦀᧅᧈ ᦶᦀᧉᦶᦀᧅᧈ ᦷᦠᦶᦀᧅᧈ ᦶᦣᧅ ᦶᦎᧅᧈ ᦎᦱᦀᦸᧅ ᦶᦀᧅ
ᦶᦀᧅᧈ ᦶᦀᧉʔææk²ʔææ³nounbone marrowᦶᦀᧅᧈ ᦶᦀᧉ ᦡᦳᧅᧈ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦙᧆ ᦷᦟ ᦵᦟᦲᧆ ᦃᦱᧁ.The bone marrow makes white blood cells.2.1.6Bone, jointᦶᦀᧅᧈᦶᦀᧉ
ᦶᦀᧅ ᦶᦎᧅʔæk²tæk²post-verblittleᦓᦾᧉ ᦶᦀᧅ ᦶᦎᧅ.Little 'aek-taek' (very little).ᦶᦎᧄᧈ ᦶᦀᧅ ᦶᦎᧅ.Short 'aek-taek' (very short).8.2.1Small
ᦶᦀᧅᧈ ᦷᦠʔææk²hoo¹2000nounbrainᦐᦹᧂ ᦶᦀᧅᧈ ᦷᦠ ᦅᦹᧆ ᦅᧄ ᧚.Use your brain and think for a bit.ᦶᦙᧂ ᦍᦳᧂ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦗᦱ ᦀᧁ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦶᦀᧅᧈ ᦷᦠ ᦐᦸᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦶᦘᧈ ᦟᦱᧄ ᦈᧇ ᦅᦳᧃ.Mosquitos can infect people with brain encephalitis.2.1.1Headᦶᦀᧅᧈᦷᦠ
ᦶᦀᧅᧈ ᦶᦣᧅ ᦶᦎᧅᧈ ᦎᦱʔææk²hæk⁵tææk²taa¹verb (intransitive)to think hard; plan; try to solve3.2.2.5Solve3.2Thinkᦶᦀᧅᧈᦶᦣᧅᦶᦎᧅᧈᦎᦱ1
ᦶᦀᧇ1ʔæp²5001verb (transitive)to stay with; accompany; be a companion toᦃᧁ ᧒ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦉᦴᧉ ᦵᦍᦲᧄ ᧞ ᦶᦀᧇ ᦂᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦞᧃ ᧚.They were both happy and stayed together for the day.ᦶᦀᧇ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦃᧅ ᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦆᦱᧃᧉ.If you stay with a diligent person you can't be lazy.᧒ ᦷᦕ ᦵᦙ ᦣᧇ ᦀᧁ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦏᧁᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦶᦀᧇ.The couple took the old woman to live in their house with them.7.2.5Accompany2prepositionwithᦙᧃ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦷᦉᧃ ᦕᧅ ᦶᦀᧇ ᦶᦙᧈ. She went to the garden with her mother.9.5.2.2With, be with9.5.2.3With, do with someoneᦉᦱᧉᦶᦀᧇᦉᦴᧉᦶᦀᧇ
ᦶᦀᧇ2ʔæp²1nounbasket with a tight fitting lid for cooked glutinous riceᦐᦽᧈ 35.2.1.4Food storage2classifierclassifier for basketfuls9.2.6.1Classifiersᦃᧁᧉᦶᦀᧇ
ᦶᦀᧇ3ʔæp²verb (transitive)to roast over coals (usually wrapped in a banana leaf)5.2.1.1Cooking methods
ᦷᦀᦰʔoʔ²nounwimp (term of derision)2.4.2Weak
ᦷᦀᧈʔoo²verb (intransitive)to stinkᦂᦱ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦶᦉᧁ ᦀᦻ ᦷᦀᧈ ᧟ ᦢᦲᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦡᦴ.A crow smelled the stinking smell and flew to see.8.3.7.8Decay2.3.4Smellᦷᦀᧈ ᦃᦹᧃᧈᦷᦀᧈ ᦆᦱᧁᦷᦀᧈ ᦋᦰᦷᦀᧈ ᦓᧁᧈᦷᦀᧈ ᦖᦲᧃᦷᦀᧈ ᦟᦱᧃᧈᦊᦱᧂᦷᦀᧈᦷᦏᧈᦷᦀᧈᦓᧁᧈᦷᦀᧈ
ᦷᦀᧉ ᦂᧂʔoo³kaŋ¹nounhouseᦜᧂ2 26.5.1.1House
ᦷᦀᧉ ᦂᦱᧆʔoo³kaat²nounopportunity6.1.2.9Opportunity
ᦷᦀᧈ ᦃᦹᧃᧈʔoo²xɯn²verb (intransitive)to stinkᦀᦻ ᦷᦀᧈ ᦃᦹᧃᧈ.Bad breath.2.3.4Smellᦷᦀᧈᦃᦹᧃᧈ
ᦷᦀᧉ ᦆᦱᧉʔoo³xaa⁶nounriverᦉᦻ1 21.3.1.3River
ᦷᦀᧈ ᦆᦱᧁʔoo²xaaw⁴verb (intransitive)to stink; smell like fishᦁᦱ ᦈᦳᧄ ᦜᦻ, ᦁᦱ ᦈᦳᧄ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦀᧈ ᦆᦱᧁ ᦒᦲ ᦉᦳᧆ.There was lots of feces, and it is very smelly.2.3.4Smellᦷᦀᧈᦆᦱᧁ2
ᦷᦀᧈ ᦋᦰʔoo²caʔ⁵verb (intransitive)to stink (can be separated)5.6.1Clean, dirtyᦷᦀᧈᦋᦰ2
ᦷᦀᧈ ᦓᧁᧈʔoo²naw⁵verb (intransitive)to rot (can be separated)ᦠᦹᧂ ᦙᦹᧃ ᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦷᦀᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦓᧁᧈ.Even after a long time they will not go rotten.8.3.7.8Decay2.3.4Smellᦷᦀᧈᦓᧁᧈ
ᦷᦀᧈ ᦖᦲᧃʔoo²min¹verb (intransitive)to stinkᦂᦲᧃ ᦷᦠ ᦠᦸᧄ ᧟ ᦷᦉᧇ ᦷᦀᧈ ᦖᦲᧃ.If you eat garlic your mouth will stink.2.3.4Smellᦷᦀᧈᦖᦲᧃ
ᦷᦀᧉ ᦞᦱᧆʔoo³waat⁵nounteaching; lessonᦎᦳᧃ ᦕ ᦵᦉᦲᧆᧈ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦉᦸᧃ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦀᧉ ᦞᦱᧆ ᦅᦸᧂ ᦡᦲ.His excellency the king teaches us good teachings.3.6Teach